I read about burning in a new set of headphones but I've never heard of that before ... after reading some of these posts, I guess it makes sense but what do you do to "burn" in a new set of headphones ? Obviously you have to play music through them but at what volume and for how long, etc ...... just purchased a new set of Audio Tech ATH-M50 headphones from everyone's recommendations and they sound awesome .... thanks everyone ....

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/newbie-audio-engineering-production-question-zone/718510-how-properly-burn-headphones.html
 
I found this. Generating pink noise with Audacity is pretty easy (as described in the thread) and you can just loop it and go to bed.
 
To tell the truth, I never would have considered doing this myself.

Thanks gswitz ... some of this stuff I had never heard of before .. lol ....

The whole 'burning in' thing is a fallacy. There's a recent article on it, I think possibly in Sound on Sound. Basically it may have made some sense in the days of cardboard speaker cones but modern materials and magnets don't require any burnin and the sound you get on day one is the sound you should get years from now. Of course, psychologically you may feel better and it's harmless, but definitely a total waste of time. Unfortunately there's a lot of nonsense floating around in the audiophile area (like special 'oxygen free' cable etc) but it's simply not worth trying to engage with true believers in this area. Many years ago I entered a debate on the subject and one of the protagonists got so angry I heard several weeks later he actually died of a heart attack!. So now I just say, 'whatever'....
 

Yeah but...
 

Not to be argumentative, but the manual that came with my Focal CMS 65's recommended playing bass heavy music through them at a fairly high volume for 20-25 hours. I'm not saying they are right or wrong, but after a few days, there was a very noticeable difference in the low end.

Leadfoot
Not to be argumentative, but the manual that came with my Focal CMS 65's recommended playing bass heavy music through them at a fairly high volume for 20-25 hours. I'm not saying they are right or wrong, but after a few days, there was a very noticeable difference in the low end.

 
Ooh! I have an idea! I can buy these, soak them by the dozens and resell them for more as "Studio ready; pre-burned-in for your convenience!"

Mine defiantly sounded better after a few beers! Try that instead! Doesn't take as long to get the same results. 

Well thanks for ridiculing me, but like I said, this was stated in the manual. I don't have much in the form of money, and an investment like this is huge for me. So I didn't want to take a chance on blowing them from not breaking them in like the manual said.

Leadfoot
Well thanks for ridiculing me, but like I said, this was stated in the manual. I don't have much in the form of money, and an investment like this is huge for me. So I didn't want to take a chance on blowing them from not breaking them in like the manual said.

It wasn't aimed at you. You didn't write the procedures. You'll have a good day today--it's Friday!